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10-24-2006, 03:16 AM
#790
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but the rest of the body isn't metal i think. correct me if im wrong, but the fenders aren't like sheet metal, they're some kind of plastic.. cause the front bumper definitely isn't metal, you can twist it and stuff, and bend it. so i think it's a paint matching problem.
10-24-2006, 05:48 AM
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its different when you're trying to match a prepainted car, urethane and fiberglass are both very hard to color match which is why body shops are SUPPOSED TO blend into fenders hoods, doors and quarterpanels but few people want to pay the money to have it done right.,, its sad really....
I'm prettysure your next question is why they match from the factory and not when parts get repainted. When coming from the factory its getting painted all at once with the EXACT same color.
However when you take it to a body shop very very very few people have the eye and the ability to color match a sheet metal color on a urethane or fiberglass body piece. Within as early as six months some cars have noticeable fading so using the paint code is next to worthless so color matching by eye is what happens. This in turn results in a shade or two off unless
A) you have a very good body shop
B) You repaint and blend into extra body panels to make the transition subtle
I'm prettysure your next question is why they match from the factory and not when parts get repainted. When coming from the factory its getting painted all at once with the EXACT same color.
However when you take it to a body shop very very very few people have the eye and the ability to color match a sheet metal color on a urethane or fiberglass body piece. Within as early as six months some cars have noticeable fading so using the paint code is next to worthless so color matching by eye is what happens. This in turn results in a shade or two off unless
A) you have a very good body shop
B) You repaint and blend into extra body panels to make the transition subtle
11-02-2006, 12:46 AM
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ok i know these are really blurry i took them real fast at night with no flash so they blurred.
anyways this is my SW with purple led underglow, purple NOT UV cathodes in my interior, and purple(UV) LEDs in my headlamp.
white guages. i havent done the needles yet but they are gonna be purple.
anyways this is my SW with purple led underglow, purple NOT UV cathodes in my interior, and purple(UV) LEDs in my headlamp.
white guages. i havent done the needles yet but they are gonna be purple.
